International Gathering Sessions
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- International Gathering Sessions - Day 1 Panels
National Panel
Dr. Barry Lavallee – Métis, St. Laurent, Manitoba; CEO of Keewatinohk Inniniw Minoayawin Inc. Dr. Ojistoh Horn – Mohawk, Kahnawake Dr. Nel Wieman – Anishinaabe, Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba; Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the First Nations Health Authority; …
Panel with Four Arrows Regional Health Authority
Alex McDougall Laurie Ducharme Byron Beardy Grace McDougall Jim Harrold This session will highlight the unique circumstances of fly-in Indigenous communities during COVID-19 as well as some of the proactive emergency planning and other responses these communities and Arrows Regional …
Panel on Gender, Violence and COVID
Diane Redsky – Executive Director of Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Shavon Dayrock – Community Outreach, Kitatipithitamak Mithwayawin; Hollow Water First Nation Doris Difarnecio – Colombian American biracial lesbian sociologist, educator and theatre director woman Surging rates of gender-based violence …
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Lessons in community resilience during COVID-19 through radical alternatives
Vasna Ramasar (Global Tapestry Alternatives) In this session, we will share experiences and collectively explore how communities in different parts of the world have built resilience in the face of the multiple impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic (on health, food …
A Folklore of River Teesta worshipped by Indigenous tribe Lepcha
Minket Lepcha Join an interactive storytelling session led by Minket Lepcha as she shares community stories of River Teesta and Mountain Khanchendzonga. She takes the listeners through these mountains and rivers and helps connect with the forest inside the listener’s …
Tribes on the Edge Film and Discussion
Celine Cousteau; Los Angeles, USA Join Director of Tribes on the Edge, Céline Cousteau for a discussion and Q and A , as she explores the timely topics of land threats, health crises, and human rights issues of Indigenous Peoples …
The Muskrat Hut Sustainable Hub Project/ The land should lead us: Acknowledging community viability to practice Indigenous health sovereignty in northern Manitoba
Débora Boratto (UFMG Brazil), Dr. Alex Wilson (University of Saskatchewan), Asfia Kamal (University College of the North) The WHO considers shelter as an essential determinate of health. Even so, many Indigenous communities in Canada suffer from housing insecurity. This paper …
Developing an Indigenous virtual care clinic
Caroline Turner, Paige Wall, Michelle Hoeber This panel will discuss some of the benefits and challenges associated with setting up clinics and providing services virtually. Discussion will include how to facilitate in-person care when required and the future of virtual …
COVID-19 Anxiety in the age of the Anthropocene: research creation
Dr. Joanna Black (University of Manitoba); Dr. Pam Patterson, Daniel Payne (OCAD University) We invite attendees to join this discussion panel of artists, educators, curriculum specialists, and researchers in art and design education to speak to our activities as artists, …
Studying in Challenging Times: Reflections on the COVID-19 Pandemic by Indigenous Students at the University College of the North
Joseph Atoyebi & Ying Kong (University College of the North) This presentation will draw from selected works by University College of the North (UCN) Indigenous student writers published in the special issue to explore some of their coping mechanisms to …
Kis Kin Ha Ma Ki Win: Learning Science through Land
Taylor Galvin & Dylan Kensick (Kis Kin Hi Ma Ki Win) Kis Kin Ha Ma Ki Win: Learning Science through Land will be presenting on the importance of land-based education, especially during Covid-19. The presentation will discuss how communities are …
Cultural Celebration
Join us for a night of Cultural Celebration, as we bring together Indigenous performers from around the world to share their culture with us. We have a variety of presenters and performers from across North America who will be singing, …
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- International Gathering Sessions - Day 2 Panels
Youth Panel
Tristen Durocher Ali Barnaby Curtis Vinish Vincent Short This panel will focus on what youth are experiencing with regards to education, leisure, mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Youth will reflect on their current situation, and what they …
On the Vaccine Front Lines
Diane Redsky Byron QJ Beardy Redsky Campbell Vaccines have emerged as an important and highly effective public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, many are also hesitant about this technology, especially with Black and Indigenous and other people of …
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Beading
Joseph Roan, Hatsumomo Designs Join Social Distance Powwow Artist of the year Joseph Roan, Hatsumomo designs, for an evening of beading and sharing at the Kana Wain Dida – Virtual International Gathering. Joseph will be live, beading and chatting with …
Community Engaged Research Strategies and Best Practices in the Virtual World
Integral Ecology Group and Kitatipithitamak Mithwayawin This panel discussion will include unique perspectives from a university professor, a community researcher, stewardship and community development managers, and social science consultants on their first-hand experiences of supporting and engaging community members in …
Ganawendamaw – A First Nations Led, Community Based Pandemic Response Strategy
Pam Grenier, Dora Simmons, Candace Linklater, Steve Berens, Mike Gibson, Helene Estrada (Southeast Resource Development Council Corp. – Health Services) In Ojibwe, Ganawendamaw means to take care of, to protect. Through stories and statistics, this panel aims to share SERDC …
Introduction to Surveys with the COVID-19 Indigenous App
Shavon Dayrock (Hollow Water First Nation), Craig Dietrich (Independent Software Developer), Shanna Lorenz (Occidental College) In this interactive workshop participants will be introduced to and engage with the phone app, “Covid-19 Indigenous,” developed as part of the Kitatipithitamak Mithwayawin project. …
Health Sovereignty and Food Sovereignty in the time of COVID- 19: Sharing Community Perspectives
Dr. Asfia Gulrukh Kamal, River Johnson (University College of the North); Northern Manitoba Food Culture and Community Collaborative Join Dr. Asifa Gulrukh, Rover Jonson and Northern Manitoba Food Culture and Community Collaborative (NMFCCC) This session will focus on sharing stories …
Covid-19 in the Amazon: experiences and reflections of a collective of Kichwa midwives
AMUPAKIN (Asociación de Mujeres Parteras Kichwas del Napo) and Community Engaged-Learning, University of Manitoba This presentation will include the showing and discussion of a mini-documentary developed by AMUPAKIN. AMUPAKIN is a community of Kichwa midwives that offers birthing and traditional …
Geographical Representation of COVID-19 Cases for Indigenous Nations Across Canada
Victoria Grima (University of Manitoba), Emily Unger (Kitatipithitamak Mithwayawin) This presentation intends to highlight the challenges perceived during the collection of COVID-19 data pertaining to Indigenous Nations across Canada. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer period, …
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- International Gathering Sessions – Day 3 Panels
Storytelling
Isaac Murdoch – Ojibway, Serpent River, First Nation,; Storyteller and Traditional Knowledge Holder Louis Bird – Omushkego First Nation, Peawanuck, Ontario; Storyteller and Traditional Knowledge Holder Join two Storytellers and Traditional Knowledge Holder; Isaac Murdoch, Ojibway from Storyteller and Traditional …
Global Indigenous Experiences Panel
Keshab Thapa – Bagale Thapa clan of the Kshatriya caste, Nepal Onel Masardule – Guna Yala territory of Panama Alejandro Argumedo – Quechua, Peru; Director of the Association ANDES The Global Indigenous Panel will share different experiences of COVID-19 around …
Around the World: Community Perspectives Panel
Dr. Sheri-Ann Daniels – Maui, Hawaii Geraldine McManus – Dakota, Long Plains, Manitoba Shavon Dayrock – Hollow Water First Nation, Manitoba The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Indigenous communities around the world. Yet, little is known about the nature of these …
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Virtual Engagement: Relationship building, safe, authentic and culturally appropriate practices
Tina Miller, (Patient Partner Patient Voices Network), Hélène Campbell (Patient Partner, Health Standards Organization), Cathy Almost (Engagement Leader, BC Patient Safety & Quality Council) Join this co-designed session as we explore lessons learned and strategies for facilitating authentic, safe, and …
Okihtcitawak Patrol Group
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada This session will look at the origin, role, and realities of the Okihtcitawak Patrol Group. This Saskatchewan based group will share stories about how they have been adjusting during the pandemic times, their experiences in becoming their …
Ka-apachihtaaniwan Creating Togetherness when we are apart
Laura Forsythe (University of Manitoba) Hear from the Metis Inclusion Coordinator at the University of Manitoba in a round table discussion to exchange ideas and highlight the initiatives undertaken since March 2020, their impact on the community, and the Metis …
Post-COVID Horizons: Income-Transfers, Indigenous Poverty and Meaningful Occupations
Julio Lucchesi Moreas (Université de Saint Boniface) Join this paper panel presented by Julio Lucchesi, Researcher from Wa Ni Ska Tan – An Alliance of Hydro Impacted Communities, University of Saint Boniface as he shares and reflects on Community and …